Preview | Death in Britannia
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Uncover the only evidence of crucifixion in Roman-occupied Britain.
Uncover what happens when archaeologists study a skeleton found with an iron nail through its heel bone, suggesting the person was the victim of crucifixion in Roman-occupied Britain. Only one other skeleton with evidence of crucifixion has ever been found in the world. Who were they? What was life in Roman Britain like? And why did they receive such a gruesome punishment?
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Preview | Death in Britannia
Preview: Season 21 Episode 2 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Uncover what happens when archaeologists study a skeleton found with an iron nail through its heel bone, suggesting the person was the victim of crucifixion in Roman-occupied Britain. Only one other skeleton with evidence of crucifixion has ever been found in the world. Who were they? What was life in Roman Britain like? And why did they receive such a gruesome punishment?
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- Weve got an individual with a nail through his heel.
A skeleton from the Roman occupation of Britain.
- In the Mediterranean mindset, Britain is a distant, barbarous, wild land.
- Im beginning to get the awful thought that it could well be a real crucifixion.
Death in Britannia... on Secrets of the Dead.
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Competing Theories for Nail Found in Heel Bone
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Clip: S21 Ep2 | 1m 2s | An osteoarcheologist explores possible explanations for a nail found through a heel bone. (1m 2s)
Identifying Biological Sex from Skeletal Remains
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Clip: S21 Ep2 | 2m 7s | Two experts conduct a virtual autopsy on skeletal remains from Roman Britain. (2m 7s)
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